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WORKSHOPS & MASTERCLASSES 2013 LSC is offering a reduced number of workshops throughout 2013 as we are delighted to be facilitating the Leitrim LiveCraft training programme in association with The Leitrim Design House funded by the Leitrim Development Company. See Leitrim Live Craft. Our usual programme of workshops will back in 2014. The following courses scheduled to run during 2013. If you're interested in a course, download the booking form, fill it out and send it to us with the relevant fee. Any further queries to info@leitrimsculpturecentre.com.
WORKSHOP PROGRAMME 2013 Metal Fabrication Dates: Sat 23rd, Sun 24th March
An intensive two day tuition in metalwork with a particular focus on welding, cutting and metal fabrication (Arc, gas & TIG). The intent of the workshop is to tailor it to the specific needs and requirements of the participant and to show the versatility and application of the materials to practice. All relevant health & safety issues will also be covered. No experience is required.
Michael O’Hara is an artist and a part time lecturer in sculpture at Dublin Institute of Technology. O’Hara has shown extensively within Ireland and is a well known expert in metal fabrication techniques.
Glass - View our Glass Facilities Glassblowing for Beginners
In this two-day workshop participants explore the extraordinary medium of hot glass. You will learn how to gather glass out of the furnace, to control and shape the hot glass, to blow a bubble and make a simple vessel. Working in two small teams, the emphasis of this course is hands-on experience, with demos and support from an experienced glassblower. This is one of our most popular workshops and sells out fast. View our glass facilities. Louise Rice is based at the Sculpture Centre in Manorhamilton and studied glass at Edinburgh College of Art and the Rietveld Acadamie in Amsterdam. Rice has work in Ulster Museum, and National Glass Museum, Netherlands. Graham Reid received a Bachelors degree in Sculptural Glass from Massachusetts College Of Art. He built Knockbeg Studios where he taught glassblowing, and now works as sculptor in glass, wood and metal from his Studio in Sligo. Improvers Glassblowing Workshop Dates: Wed 24th April A one-day workshop for people to continue where they left off after completing the ‘Glassblowing for Beginners Workshop’. Working in two small teams, the emphasis of this course is hands-on experience, with demos and support from an experienced glassblower. Louise Rice is based at the Sculpture Centre in Manorhamilton and studied glass at Edinburgh College of Art and the Rietveld Acadamie in Amsterdam. Rice has work in Ulster Museum, and National Glass Museum, Netherlands. Blacksmithing for Novices Workshop Dates: Sat 25th, Sun 26th May
Michael Budd bases his work around strong, dynamic forms with living textures, which show the fluid nature of the materials. It has been his aim to make his work tactile and to give people the compulsion to reach out and feel the textures, exploring the forms through touch just as much as by sight. Mentor on RTE's Craftmaster. Finalist in the 2011 RDS National Craft Awards. Finalist in the 2010 RDS National Craft Awards. Short listed for the 2010 Golden Fleece Awards. Winner of the merit prize for excellence in Ironwork, 2007 RDS National Craft Awards. Stone & Wood - View our Stone & Wood Facilities Stone Lettercutting Dates: Sat 25th, Sun 26th May
Seamus Dunbar is a co-founder of the Leitrim Sculpture Centre and has exhibited throughout Ireland. Dunbar lives and practices in Manorhamilton.
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Dates: Thur 18th & Fri 19th April | Sat 20th, & Sun 21st April | Mon 22nd & Tue 23rd April
Participants will learn the background of forgework, safety, lighting the fire, taking a heat, hammer control and drawing out, to make their first tool on the forge. You will learn hole punching and riveting and then design your own piece to make on the second day. This is a very hands-on course but there will be enough time to reflect on the skills you will develop and the material you are working with.
Investigating the evolution of incised text in stone and its historical and contemporary uses. In depth look at the modern alphabet and its individual letters; designing and laying out an inscription; positive and negative spaces; demonstration of lettercutting technique. Participants will design an inscription and cut some sample letters in Irish and English.| ©2013 Leitrim Sculpture Centre, Manorhamilton, Leitrim, Ireland. | | Tel: + 353 (0)71 9855098 | Email: info[at]leitrimsculpturecentre.ie | | Location |